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Sarasota News Leader April 26, 2013 environment that fosters filmmaking. "I know how hard it is to make a film ... and I know how important it is for filmmakers to feel support from the community," she said. "I really feel that here from the community and from other filmmakers supporting each other." Page 78 presentation about the free festival program she oversees; it reached more than 5,000 public school students of varied ages this year. For example, the Young Filmmakers Showcase gave students the opportunity to submit short films in a competition for scholarships, Still, Hines was not afraid to poke a bit of fun other prizes and screenings. at the SFF, pointing out its penchant for sometimes lavish parties, many of which she was Koehler noted that SFF Education also teachobliged to attend as host of the awards cere- es students media literacy skills through a variety of programs, including Classroom Critic mony. and See Jane Studio, which focus on basic film "I've been to a lot of film festivals ... and I've analysis and exploration of gender represennever seen so much mandatory partying," she tation in film, respectively. joked. "I feel like I'm doing my best, but I can't THE TERRY PORTER VISIONARY AWARD keep up with you people!" Hines went on to introduce SFF Director of The first prize presented at the Filmmaker Education Allison Koehler, who gave a short Tribute Awards was the Terry Porter Visionary Sarasota Film Festival President Mark Famiglio thanks sponsors at the beginning of the SFF's Filmmaker Tribute Awards.